A PLACE OF HOPE: THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR

Ever since its founding more than three centuries ago, New Orleans has needed prayers. Just nine years after the city’s founding, a group of Ursuline nuns arrived to help see the city through its toughest times. They have been teaching, serving and inspiring people here ever since.
In 1924, they also dedicated a place for New Orleanians and visitors from around the world to pray: the National Votive Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor. As this sacred space on State Street in Uptown New Orleans commemorates its centennial, this WYES documentary explores its history and the devotion to this place that is shared by so many from all faiths and all walks of life.
Originally premiered April 15, 2024, the program is produced and narrated by Karen Swensen with photographer/editor Lenny Delbert Sr.